Hey all!
I have a few pairs of cuffs but never had any leg irons/shackles. I'm going to buy a set on handcuffwarehouse.com this weekend. Please post links below of suggestions. I will take one of them and post a pic when I get them!
Here is the pair I'm leaning towards for now
https://www.handcuffwarehouse.com/smith ... leg-irons/
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Looking to buy shackles
Have the Smith and Wessons myself. Pretty good, I'd say.
Magic shop or police supply shop are good starting points on eBay.
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I bought those S&W quite a few years ago and still have them. While I do not have any others to compare them to, I would say they are pretty good.
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I would recommend that you DO stick with smith and Wesson, BUT I would suggest you get the M&P series, which is the other pair of leg irons available at HCW. The reason I suggest this is the double lock in activated without a key. If your using handcuffs, you want to engage the double lock, and this way you don't need to have a key close by.
Most of my handcuffs are S&W. I have several pair of the following: M100 and M100-1 (older soldered version and riveted version), M1 (“Universal†fit), M103 (stainless steel), M104 (maximum security), M1900 (leg irons), M1HS (high security), and M110HS (high security oversized). They’re all fantastic and I’ve never had a problem with any of them. For reference, more than half my collection are the older soldered versions that I’ve had for nearly 20 years now, and still in fantastic condition.
I also recently (last year, I think) purchased a pair of ASPs (chained, two-pawl version)—and find them to be extremely comfortable due to how they designed the bow.
To answer your question, I’d suggest using S&W’s M1’s and/or M110’s as leg cuffs. The only difference between the M1900 leg irons and the M110 oversized cuffs is just the length of the chain.
Would definitely be interested to see what you’ve bought since your original post. I can imagine you’ve made some great purchases!
I also recently (last year, I think) purchased a pair of ASPs (chained, two-pawl version)—and find them to be extremely comfortable due to how they designed the bow.
To answer your question, I’d suggest using S&W’s M1’s and/or M110’s as leg cuffs. The only difference between the M1900 leg irons and the M110 oversized cuffs is just the length of the chain.
Would definitely be interested to see what you’ve bought since your original post. I can imagine you’ve made some great purchases!
I have a couple to sell. Notlike I'm ever going to use them. I'll sell them cheap as well.